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president obama: i'm barack obama and... i approve this message. >>> that's the community of breezy point, completely devastated. a tight-knit community on the edge of new york harbor. and our cameras were up close as the burning fires wiped it out. more than 100 homes destroyed. it looks like a moonscape right now. that's elizabeth vargas. we're going to go to her in a moment. >> that's a firefighter community. >> so sad. >>> we also have new details on the dramatic hospital evacuations that happened during the storm. doctors, nurses, paramedics, saving so many babies. working respirators by hand. we'll hear from the mothers at their moment of crisis. unimaginable. >>> and the flooding so severe. take a look at that. that's a runway at laguardia, underwater. normally one of the world's busiest airports. we heard chris cuomo talking about the new york city marathon this weekend. people coming from all over the country, all over the world for it. will the planes have a place to land? >> jfk and newark open. la guardia, not ye
president obama: i'm barack obama and... i approve this message. >>> that's the community of breezy point, completely devastated. a tight-knit community on the edge of new york harbor. and our cameras were up close as the burning fires wiped it out. more than 100 homes destroyed. it looks like a moonscape right now. that's elizabeth vargas. we're going to go to her in a moment. >> that's a firefighter community. >> so sad. >>> we also have new details on the...
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. >> that's right. the rebuilding has already begun. sam mentioned ethe evacuation o the hospitalization. the hospital was plunged into darkness. hundreds had to be brought to other hospitals. 20 of them babies. david muir is on the scene. >> reporter: 7:00 a.m. on the west coast, 10:00 a.m. here. this operation under way for 12 hours now. you still see the long line of ambulances here outside of the nyu medical center. eight generators failed and they couldn't get power to the hospital. so they've been involved in this intricate operation to bring people down all day long. you see the ambulances still lined up outside the lobby here. they had 20 babies from the neonatal intensive care unit. they were able to bring down more critical patients as well. 200 in all. you can actually see some of the patients coming out on a gurney. >> please, please. >> reporter: we will, absolutely. you can see this woman is okay. which is actually a good sign when you see patients come out of the hospital. one gentleman p
. >> that's right. the rebuilding has already begun. sam mentioned ethe evacuation o the hospitalization. the hospital was plunged into darkness. hundreds had to be brought to other hospitals. 20 of them babies. david muir is on the scene. >> reporter: 7:00 a.m. on the west coast, 10:00 a.m. here. this operation under way for 12 hours now. you still see the long line of ambulances here outside of the nyu medical center. eight generators failed and they couldn't get power to the...
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the obama campaign said they're ahead in iowa right now, this could make some difference in the end and it reinforces the argument that romney is making. he's best positioned to make the bipartisan compromises america needs. >> just over a week to go and it just got even more interesting. george stephanopoulos, thank you. george has a huge show this morning, his guests include stephanie cutter from the obama campaign and the former house speaker newt gingrich. >>> now, a check of other top mornings. >> there's other news. >>> good morning, everyone. another potential attack on a u.s. embassy may have been thwarted. police in indonesia said they have arrested on attacks, including the american embassy in jakarta. >>> new details on the tragic story of the new york city nanny who allegedly killed two young children. friends and relatives said that nanny had been unraveling in recent months. ortega is still in the hospital with self-inflicted knife wounds. >>> the young man known as the victim number one in the jerry sandusky sexual abuse scandal is speaking out on bullying. aaron fisher s
the obama campaign said they're ahead in iowa right now, this could make some difference in the end and it reinforces the argument that romney is making. he's best positioned to make the bipartisan compromises america needs. >> just over a week to go and it just got even more interesting. george stephanopoulos, thank you. george has a huge show this morning, his guests include stephanie cutter from the obama campaign and the former house speaker newt gingrich. >>> now, a check of...
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. >> that's right. we have more dramatic scenes of devastation coming in right now. extraordinary pictures of a large tanker ship washed up on the shores of staten island. this is a live look right there at what washed up in staten island. look at that. wabc's michelle charlesworth has more on the story. >> reporter: this looks like a war zone out here. this is a tanker. a 200-foot-long tanker. it has washed up. we were talking about so many days, what is a 14-foot storm surge? what does a 20-foot storm surge do? we're on a street. front street, staten island, right on the narrows. we can see lower manhattan from here. this is a tanker on the street that was just picked up and sat here, as the water went out. we're about an hour and a half from high tide again. it's unbelievable. we came up on this. a couple other people -- services knows about this. but this is a tanker on the street in staten island. back to you. >> thank you. 700 tons of tanker on the shore there. >>> also, we want to continue and br
. >> that's right. we have more dramatic scenes of devastation coming in right now. extraordinary pictures of a large tanker ship washed up on the shores of staten island. this is a live look right there at what washed up in staten island. look at that. wabc's michelle charlesworth has more on the story. >> reporter: this looks like a war zone out here. this is a tanker. a 200-foot-long tanker. it has washed up. we were talking about so many days, what is a 14-foot storm surge? what...
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into the obama camp or the romney camp. so, all eyes are on the jobs report in this nail-biter of an election. stumping for votes, the candidates leave no stone unturned. in west virginia, romney was heckled. >> what about the climate? that's what caused the storm. >> reporter: he did some heckling of his own against the president. >> the president said he was going to consider putting in place a secretary of business. i don't think that what we need is another government bureaucrat that supposedly knows something about job creation. i think it would be helpful to have a president that actually understands job creation. >> reporter: as the president did in green bay, vegas, and boulder. fresh from hurricane sandy, he talked unity. >> there's no democrats or republicans dung a storm. just fellow americans. >> reporter: but minutes after he profiled bipartisan, he launched some attacks of his own. >> governor romney's been using all of his talents as a salesman, to dress up the very same policies that failed our country so ba
into the obama camp or the romney camp. so, all eyes are on the jobs report in this nail-biter of an election. stumping for votes, the candidates leave no stone unturned. in west virginia, romney was heckled. >> what about the climate? that's what caused the storm. >> reporter: he did some heckling of his own against the president. >> the president said he was going to consider putting in place a secretary of business. i don't think that what we need is another government...
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president obama: there's just no quit in america... and you're seeing that right now. over five million new jobs. exports up forty one percent. home values... rising. our auto industry... back. and our heroes are comining hom. we're not there yet, but we've made real progress and the... last thing we should d do is tun back now. here's my plan for the next four years: making education and training a national priority; building on our manufacturing boom; boosting american-made energy; reducing the deficits responsibly by cutting where... we can, and asking the wealthy to pay a little more. and ending the war in afghanistan, so we can... do some nation-building here at home. that's the right path. so read my plan, compare it to governor romney's... and decide which is better for you. it's an honor to be your president... and i'm asking for your vote... so togr,her, we can keep moving america forward. i'm barack obama and i approve this message. ♪ >>> this morning, the halloween superstorm. an historic force of nature. three storm systems colliding in one. 50 million pe
president obama: there's just no quit in america... and you're seeing that right now. over five million new jobs. exports up forty one percent. home values... rising. our auto industry... back. and our heroes are comining hom. we're not there yet, but we've made real progress and the... last thing we should d do is tun back now. here's my plan for the next four years: making education and training a national priority; building on our manufacturing boom; boosting american-made energy; reducing...
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. >> reporter: that's right, george. solid approval of the president's response to the storm. and narrow leads in all of the battleground states. with just five days left, this campaign is about to return with a vengeance. not only did president obama tour the storm damage with new jersey governor chris christie. he also seemed to make a new republican best friend. >> i cannot thank the president enough for his personal concern and compassion for our state and for the people of our state. >> reporter: the president returned the favor. >> i have to say that governor christie throughout this process has been responsive. he's been aggressive in making sure that the state got out in front of this incredible storm. >> reporter: cooperation on disaster relief works. it also plays well politically. in the latest abc news/"washington post" poll, 78% of likely voters said the president has done a good or excellent job handling the storm. in the wake of the storm, romney struck a more positive tone, campaigning in florida. but not
. >> reporter: that's right, george. solid approval of the president's response to the storm. and narrow leads in all of the battleground states. with just five days left, this campaign is about to return with a vengeance. not only did president obama tour the storm damage with new jersey governor chris christie. he also seemed to make a new republican best friend. >> i cannot thank the president enough for his personal concern and compassion for our state and for the people of our...